Blockchain DApps

Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo, the largest Bitcoin event series worldwide, returns to Berlin on March 5-6 at the Estrel Berlin. Join the brightest minds and leading influencers in the Bitcoin 2.0 and cryptocurrency space as they come together to explore the promise of decentralized technology and the future of...

The Nevada-based team behind application cryptocurrency Burstcoin revealed yesterday a case utilization of its Smart Contracts technology. Burst announced on BitcoinTalk forum the following: Today, 2015-01-25, at 01:24:10 PM (GMT), a completely decentralized Lottery was launched on BURST's blockchain. Holders of the BURST currency, which is traded at poloniex.com and...

The cryptocurrency ecosystem is gaining more and more interest from governments, big investors, and important leaders, many who believe it could the next technology revolution. Ripple Labs has just announced that it has named Gene Sperling, the first person to serve as National Economic Council Director and National Economic Advisor...

The fall of the bitcoin price in the New Year has not dampened investment sentiment in bitcoin technology. Leading bitcoin platform Coinbase just closed a $75 million Series C financing round brings the total capital raised by the company to $106 million. The round was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson...

Blockchain-driven smart contracts startup Trustatom has raised US$100,000 in early seed funding from a few angel investors, including Brian Cartmell and Vinny Lingham. The funds will be used to strengthen the Trustatom team and support the launch a due diligence SaaS called of CredyCo. Founded by Yurii Rashkovskii, the former...

Blockchain based cloud storage startup Storj Labs exhibited at the high profile International CES show in Las Vegas last week. The Storj team's 30 second video press pitch at the event was selected to DOZ Top 5 for taking advantage of the opportunity. The key project of the Atlanta-base company is Storj...

Chicago-based venture capital firm NIN Ventures has announced it will enable Bitcoin owners tap into venture capital through digital currency payment enabler Snapcard. Bitcoin owners can invest in the NIN Ventures Technology (QP) Fund by signing up at nin.vc and verifying their accreditation. The next step is to complete the...

Startup SendChat announced that it will soon debut its cryptocurrency messenger app that will also permit users to send and receive cryptocurrencies. On January 8th, SendChat launched its funding campaign on blockchain-focused crowdfunding platform BlockTrust. Similar to the other cryptocurrency-driven message app Gems, SendChat will be built on the open...

New York City fintech firm Hypr Corp is taking preorders for its Hypr-3 biometric mobile wallet bundle. The bundle consists of the HYPR-3 bio-sticker and access to the Hypr-3 biometric mobile wallet. Hypr-3 utilizes a 3 Factor Authentication protocol requiring a fingerprint, a PIN, and a dynamic token. The mobile...

Bitcoin-driven social messaging startup GetGems has secured US$400,000 is seed funding from Israel's Magma Venture Partners. GetGems is a social messenger service that includes a secure Bitcoin wallet and further rewards users of the messaging service with GEMZ – a cryptocurrency on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. GetGems offers encrypted...

London-based startup SpaceBit Technologies Limited today announced that it is developing a orbital-based banking platform for digital currencies. Co-founded by futurologist Ian Angell, Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics, the company plans to launch a constellation of small satellites that will act as banking platform for digital cash....

The goal of the Factom team is to scale blockchain technology to create a platform for robust applications and tools. Currently it is being developed as a system for securing millions of real-time records in the blockchain with a single hash. Factom is led by CEO Paul Snow - experienced...

The team behind Ripple-based cryptographic protocol Providence announced the launch of the Pledger Club, a method of storing biometric keys in the form of signatures or symbols drawn by the user. By allowing each user to create unique signatures attached to each account, the Pledger Club will establish a trustless...

The organizers of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 announced recently that bitcoin payment solution provider BitPay and nine other bitcoin companies will be showcased at the January event in Las Vegas. The showcasing of prominent bitcoin brands at CES is another major milestone of acceptance for bitcoin technology. CES is an internationally renowned electronics and...

Toronto-based financial services platform BitGold has raised $3.5 Million in a Series A funding round led by PortVesta Holdings, PowerOne Capital, and Soros Brothers Investments. Co-founded by Roy Sebag and Josh Crumb, BitGold's plan is to offer free global payments based on the blockchain technology combined with access to secure, redeemable...

Silicon-Valley-based PeerNova Inc. announced yesterday that it has closed a $8.6 million first round of Series A funding led by Mosiak Partners. The round also includes funding from angel investor Steve Case, Founder and CTO of FireEye Ashar Aziz, venture capital veteran Pierre Lamond, CALIENT CEO Atiq Raza, Crypto Currency...

The team behind cryptocurrency Storjcoin or SJCX yesterday announced the launch of the "Test Group A" for its DriveShare offering. DriveShare will be a service where users can earn the Storj currency by remotely sharing their drive space. The master plan of Storj is to use blockchain technology and peer-to-peer...

Bitcoin paying social gaming platform BitLanders is launching a new anonymous registration, giving all new users the option to register to its content and gaming platform without giving out their name or email address. Users choose a nickname and password to join and create a profile, and the platform's founders...

On this blog, we like to look at alternative applications for blockchain technology. In the age of NSA surveillance and hackers everywhere, one interesting alternative use of the technology that has been making some news and buzz on cryptocurrency forums is the KorePhone - a highly secure smartphone concept being...

In its second announcement of the week, the Gems team has revealed that it will use the open source Telegram platform for its own messaging network. Gems founder Daniel Peled noted, “Secure Open Source code developed by Telegram helps us get to the market faster with all the messaging features,...